Carey joined the U.S. Peace Corps and served two-plus years in the Republic of Armenia. Through his service in the Peace Corps Carey worked as a teacher of English as well as working on small enterprise opportunities for the local community of Martuni, Armenia. Carey has innumerable friends in Armenia.

Ronald Carey Owsley 1974 ~ 2006 Our beloved husband, father, son, brother and friend passed from this world on Saturday, Nov. 11, 2006. Ronald Carey Owsley was born on May 15, 1974 in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was a gentle loving child from the start. He sprinkled joy, laughter, and unconditional love wherever he went. Carey graduated from Cottonwood High School in Salt Lake City in 1992.

While attending high school he played the drums and the trombone and was active in the Jazz Band. Growing up he attended Cottonwood Presbyterian Church; he was active in the Boy Scouts and church Youth Group. He graduated from the University of Utah with a Bachelor's of Science in Middle East Studies and Philosophy. While attending the University of Utah Carey studied abroad at Hebrew University in Jerusalem. After completing university,

Carey joined the U.S. Peace Corps and served two-plus years in the Republic of Armenia. Through his service in the Peace Corps Carey worked as a teacher of English as well as working on small enterprise opportunities for the local community of Martuni, Armenia. Carey has innumerable friends in Armenia.

While serving in Armenia Carey met the love of his life. Lisa. They enjoyed traveling to many parts of the world and enjoyed pondering the meaning of the moon. Upon returning from the Peace Corps, Carey and Lisa made a home in Gallup, New Mexico where Carey taught at Kennedy Middle School teaching 6th grade students math, science, and social studies. During this time Carey completed a Masters Degree in Education from the University of New Mexico.

On December 12, 2003 Carey rejoiced at the birth of his son Elliott Douglas. Carey is survived by his wife Lisa, his son Elliott, his mother Connie, his father Ronald, his brother and wife Ryan and Heather Owsley along with their children Abby and Jessica, his brother Tyler and a mountain of incredible special relatives and friends.

Services will be held 11 a.m. at Cottonwood Presbyterian Church, 1580 E. Vine St. Murray, UT Sat., Nov. 25th 2006. In lieu of flowers a trust fund has been set up for Carey's son, Elliot Owsley, at any branch of Wells Fargo Bank. "For what is it to die, but to stand naked in the wind and to melt into the sun? And what is it to cease breathing, but to free the breath from its restless tides, that it may rise and expand and seek GOD unencumbered?"

Ron Tschetter in Morocco and JordanOn his first official trip since being confirmed as Peace Corps Director, Ron Tschetter (shown at left with PCV Tia Tucker) is on a ten day trip to Morocco and Jordan. Traveling with his wife (Both are RPCVs.), Tschetter met with volunteers in Morocco working in environment, youth development, health, and small business development. He began his trip to Jordan by meeting with His Majesty King Abdullah II and Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah and discussed expanding the program there in the near future.

Chris Dodd's Vision for the Peace CorpsSenator Chris Dodd (RPCV Dominican Republic) spoke at the ceremony for this year's Shriver Award and elaborated on issues he raised at Ron Tschetter's hearings. Dodd plans to introduce legislation that may include: setting aside a portion of Peace Corps' budget as seed money for demonstration projects and third goal activities (after adjusting the annual budget upward to accommodate the added expense), more volunteer input into Peace Corps operations, removing medical, healthcare and tax impediments that discourage older volunteers, providing more transparency in the medical screening and appeals process, a more comprehensive health safety net for recently-returned volunteers, and authorizing volunteers to accept, under certain circumstances, private donations to support their development projects. He plans to circulate draft legislation for review to members of the Peace Corps community and welcomes RPCV comments.

He served with honorOne year ago, Staff Sgt. Robert J. Paul (RPCV Kenya) carried on an ongoing dialog on this website on the military and the peace corps and his role as a member of a Civil Affairs Team in Iraq and Afghanistan. We have just received a report that Sargeant Paul has been killed by a car bomb in Kabul. Words cannot express our feeling of loss for this tremendous injury to the entire RPCV community. Most of us didn't know him personally but we knew him from his words. Our thoughts go out to his family and friends. He was one of ours and he served with honor.

Peace Corps' Screening and Medical ClearanceThe purpose of Peace Corps' screening and medical clearance process is to ensure safe accommodation for applicants and minimize undue risk exposure for volunteers to allow PCVS to complete their service without compromising their entry health status. To further these goals, PCOL has obtained a copy of the Peace Corps Screening Guidelines Manual through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and has posted it in the "Peace Corps Library." Applicants and Medical Professionals (especially those who have already served as volunteers) are urged to review the guidelines and leave their comments and suggestions. Then read the story of one RPCV's journey through medical screening and his suggestions for changes to the process.

The Peace Corps is "fashionable" againThe LA Times says that "the Peace Corps is booming again and "It's hard to know exactly what's behind the resurgence." PCOL Comment: Since the founding of the Peace Corps 45 years ago, Americans have answered Kennedy's call: "Ask not what your country can do for you--ask what you can do for your country. My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man." Over 182,000 have served. Another 200,000 have applied and been unable to serve because of lack of Congressional funding. The Peace Corps has never gone out of fashion. It's Congress that hasn't been keeping pace.

PCOL readership increases 100%Monthly readership on "Peace Corps Online" has increased in the past twelve months to 350,000 visitors - over eleven thousand every day - a 100% increase since this time last year. Thanks again, RPCVs and Friends of the Peace Corps, for making PCOL your source of information for the Peace Corps community. And thanks for supporting the Peace Corps Library and History of the Peace Corps. Stay tuned, the best is yet to come.

History of the Peace CorpsPCOL is proud to announce that Phase One of the "History of the Peace Corps" is now available online. This installment includes over 5,000 pages of primary source documents from the archives of the Peace Corps including every issue of "Peace Corps News," "Peace Corps Times," "Peace Corps Volunteer," "Action Update," and every annual report of the Peace Corps to Congress since 1961. "Ask Not" is an ongoing project. Read how you can help.

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Story Source: Sal Lake City Tribune

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